Sec. 822. COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCIES
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## SEC. 822 COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCIES Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 821, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(l) Custodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support Agencies > > > #### “(1) In general > > At the option of a State agency, subject to paragraphs
(2)and (3), no natural or adoptive parent or other individual (collectively referred to in this subsection as ‘the individual’) who is living with and exercising parental control over a child under the age of 18 who has an absent parent shall be eligible to participate in the food stamp program unless the individual cooperates with the State agency administering the program established under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)— > > > ##### “(A) > > in establishing the paternity of the child (if the child is born out of wedlock); and > > > ##### “(B) > > in obtaining support for— > > > ###### “(i) > > the child; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > the individual and the child. > > > #### “(2) Good cause for noncooperation > > Paragraph
(1)shall not apply to the individual if good cause is found for refusing to cooperate, as determined by the State agency in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The standards shall take into consideration circumstances under which cooperation may be against the best interests of the child. > > > #### “(3) Fees > > Paragraph
(1)shall not require the payment of a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). > > > ### “(m) Noncustodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support Agencies > > > #### “(1) In general > > At the option of a State agency, subject to paragraphs
(2)and (3), a putative or identified noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 (referred to in this subsection as ‘the individual’) shall not be eligible to participate in the food stamp program if the individual refuses to cooperate with the State agency administering the program established under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)— > > > ##### “(A) > > in establishing the paternity of the child (if the child is born out of wedlock); and > > > ##### “(B) > > in providing support for the child. > > > #### “(2) Refusal to cooperate > > > ##### “(A) Guidelines > > The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop guidelines on what constitutes a refusal to cooperate under paragraph (1). > > > ##### “(B) Procedures > > The State agency shall develop procedures, using guidelines developed under subparagraph (A), for determining whether an individual is refusing to cooperate under paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) Fees > > Paragraph
(1)shall not require the payment of a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). > > > #### “(4) Privacy > > The State agency shall provide safeguards to restrict the use of information collected by a State agency administering the program established under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) to purposes for which the information is collected.” > .
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